2011 is time to #shakeupyourmakeup …

03Jan11

Okay ladies, its time for some real talk.  As a makeup artist, I am in the (super cool, thank you) position to be a confidante to your secret makeup worries.  Not to bust you, but… YOU ALL SAY THE SAME THING!  “I’m stuck in a rut … I want to try something new … what do you think would look good on me, try anything”  But if I honor your request, and stick a bright lip on you, for example, you FREAK OUT.  I’ve actually stopped trying new trends on clients, because I know they won’t like it.  I’ve based my whole career on giving my ladies what they want: a slightly prettier version of themselves.  Nothing too crazy.  The familiar always wins out as the favorite look.  And my clients stay happy.  So I’m happy.  Win-win, right?

And here’s the thing:  I GET IT.  I really do.  When you try something different with your makeup, it looks … well … different.  When you look at yourself in the mirror, and don’t recognize your own face, there is something deeply psychologically disturbing about that.  I mean, its your face.  You see it every day.  You like it they way it is.

So, if you are happy with your makeup, keep it the same.  Seriously.  If you love your look, there’s nothing wrong with that.

Buuuuuuuuuut… if you are one of the ladies who tweets me, emails me, stops me at a party begging for a new look, NOW IS THE TIME TO TRY IT!   Why now?  Well…

1)  Its 2011.  A new year, a new decade.  Time for a new you.

2)  You are reading a freakin makeup blog right now.  I mean, c’mon, you know you want to.

3)  I am going to tell you exactly how to do it.

4)  If that’s not enough, I’m going to motivate you with a contest.

Are you psyched?  Me too.  So here’s what you are going to do:

First, choose something new you want to try.  It could be that red lip I’ve been pushing on you forever (I know, I’m such a pusher) or it could be something small like switching your black liner to plum.  If you need ideas, I’ll be blogging suggestions throughout the month.  But the best thing to try is the thing you’ve always wanted to do.

Next, conquer your fear.  Yes, this will be scary.  It WILL look different.  Its time to “face your fear and do it anyway,” remember “change is good,”  and a billion other clichés.  Basically I’m telling you to grow a pair (but in the nicest way possible) and DO IT.

Third, wear your new look for five consecutive days in January.  (I was going to make it a week, but I was worried you wouldn’t do it.  Baby steps.)  There are a few reasons for this.  The more you practice the look, the better it will be, i.e. a straighter cat-eye, a better blended smoky, etc.  But the main reason is that you will need 5 days to get used to seeing yourself.  Trust me, the first time I wore a red lip, I thought I looked like a clown-hooker too (thanks Lexi for your awesome phrase).  But after a few days, and lots of compliments, I was loving it.  Plus, it’s a challenge, so it’s not supposed to be easy.

After that, share your experience!  Tweet it, blog it, facebook, whatever.  Let people know you are taking the #shakeupyourmakeup challenge.  For example:

“I’m taking the @makeupbyjanine #shakeupyourmakeup challenge and wearing this lipcolor …Day3 (twitpic here). https://makeupbyjanine.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/shakeupyourmakeup/”

{Official rules: you must include a link to this blog post (can be shortened with a URL shortener if you like) and you must use the #shakeupyourmakeup hashtag}

And last but not least . . . enter to win the #shakeupyourmakeup challenge!!!  Take the challenge, and for every comment you leave on a #shakeupyourmakeup blog post this month, you will receive a contest entry.  A tweet or a fb post will also get an entry, and if you write a blog post about your experience with the challenge, you will receive FIVE entries.  (if you tweet, facebook, or blog, make  sure to leave a comment below telling me where it is or I won’t know it exists!)

At the end of January, I’ll draw one winner to receive a personalized makeup lesson from me AND my top makeup product picks for you up to $200 in product value!

Eeeeeeeeeeek!  I’m SO ridiculously excited!  Are you?  Do you plan to take the challenge?  Are you mad I told you to grow a pair?  Do you have an idea on what to try?  Have you already started?  I CAN’T WAIT to read your comments!!!

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